System locks up during certain installs on Asrock Z170 Extreme7+ and Windows 10 64 bit

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Re: System locks up during certain installs on Asrock Z170 Extreme7+ and Windows 10 64 bit

Well, the 5_6 and 7_8 headers are Intel, not ASMedia. ASMedia chipset is the rear I/O ports 3.0/3.1 only.

Have you shone a light into these two MB 5_6 and 7_8_ ports looking for bent pins?

What, if anything, is plugged into them?

You did install the INF Driver, right?

Have you attempted an out of the case minimal build for troubleshooting?

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Re: System locks up during certain installs on Asrock Z170 Extreme7+ and Windows 10 64 bit

Originally Posted by - wardog -

Well, the 5_6 and 7_8 headers are Intel, not ASMedia. ASMedia chipset is the rear I/O ports 3.0/3.1 only.

Have you shone a light into these two MB 5_6 and 7_8_ ports looking for bent pins?

What, if anything, is plugged into them?

You did install the INF Driver, right?

Have you attempted an out of the case minimal build for troubleshooting?

I did all the things you suggested, headers still don't work. I solved the problem by buying a PCI Express 2.0 expansion card with 2 headers on it. They installed fine and work great. So let's abandon the problem of MB headers, I'm assuming that the board is bad and I accept it. Let's get back on the original subject: System locks up during certain installs on Asrock Z170 Extreme7+ and Windows 10 64. Thanks for your help on MB headers.